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Disabled punk rockers to compete in Eurovision Song Contesthttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3387794-disabled-punk-rockers-to-compete-eurovision-song-contest.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Four punk rockers with learning disabilities will compete for Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest semifinal after winning the Nordic country's national qualifying contest.
The group Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat, or PKN, was formed in 2009 at a workshop organized by an association that provides support for people with disabilities. The memb...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 17:09:56 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3387794-disabled-punk-rockers-to-compete-eurovision-song-contest.html2015-03-01T17:09:56ZFrequent saunas may boost survival, Finnish study suggestshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3374106-frequent-saunas-boost-survival-finnish-study-suggests.html
CHICAGO (AP) — Frequent sauna baths may help you live longer, a study of Finnish men suggests. It would be welcome news if proven true — in Finland where hot, dry saunas are commonplace, and for Americans shivering in a snowy Nordic-like winter.
Previous research suggested that saunas might improve blood vessel function and exercise capacity, and lower bl...Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:31:58 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3374106-frequent-saunas-boost-survival-finnish-study-suggests.html2015-02-23T17:31:58ZNokia turns to fourth quarter profit buoyed by strong growthhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3327854-nokia-turns-to-fourth-quarter-profit-buoyed-strong-growth.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia made a net profit of 443 million euros ($502 million) in the fourth quarter and sales grew nearly 10 percent, but its share price fell Thursday as the results were offset by a poor performance in some regions, higher costs and a low dividend.
The Finland-based company said revenue grew to 3.8 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in the perio...Thu, 29 Jan 2015 16:53:40 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3327854-nokia-turns-to-fourth-quarter-profit-buoyed-strong-growth.html2015-01-29T16:53:40ZHungary is new hot spot on migrant route into EUhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3268754-hungary-hot-spot-migrant-route-eu.html
ASOTTHALOM, Hungary (AP) — With the Mediterranean Sea becoming too treacherous and other routes blocked by barbed-wire fences, would-be migrants are taking a new route into the Europe Union: through Hungary.
Coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Syria and as near as Kosovo and Albania, thousands of migrants a week are crossing into Hungary and reques...Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:05:36 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3268754-hungary-hot-spot-migrant-route-eu.html2014-12-19T15:05:36ZECB's Draghi: Euro monetary union 'incomplete'http://www.mail.com/business/finance/3230764-ecbs-draghi-euro-monetary-union-incomplete.html
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says the euro currency union remains "incomplete" and needs to be strengthened with better oversight of member countries' economic policies to avoid future crises.
Draghi said in the text of a speech Thursday in Helsinki that "for all its resilience, our union is still incomplete." He said t...Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:31:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3230764-ecbs-draghi-euro-monetary-union-incomplete.html2014-11-27T13:31:05ZSurge of Russian aircraft seen over Baltic Seahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3219338-surge-russian-aircraft-baltic-sea.html
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia's increased military presence in the Baltic Sea area, including its air force, has prompted some officials to compare it to the Cold War. Here's a summary of the most serious incidents reported across the region.
ESTONIA NATO member Estonia says Russian aircraft have violated its airspace six times this year, a sharp increas...Thu, 20 Nov 2014 17:06:49 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3219338-surge-russian-aircraft-baltic-sea.html2014-11-20T17:06:49ZRidesharing service Uber expands in Nordicshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3217112-ridesharing-service-uber-expands-nordics.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Uber is expanding its app-based taxi and ridesharing services in the Nordic region, to include the cities of Helsinki, Oslo and Copenhagen.
The San Francisco-based company, which claims operations in 47 countries, launched its service in the capitals of Finland, Norway and Denmark on Wednesday. It is introducing a pilot of its app service ...Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:13:18 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3217112-ridesharing-service-uber-expands-nordics.html2014-11-19T15:13:18ZNokia plots comeback with Android tablethttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3214760-nokia-plots-comeback-with-android-tablet.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia is back in the fray.
Just months after selling its ailing handsets business to Microsoft, the Finnish company is planning to go back into the consumer market with a new tablet. The former top mobile phone maker, which has a history of reinventing itself since it began as a paper maker in the 19th century, said Tuesday it will launch ...Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:27:04 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3214760-nokia-plots-comeback-with-android-tablet.html2014-11-18T17:27:04ZFinland comic win's world's funniest competitionhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3177436-finland-comic-wins-worlds-funniest-competition.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The winner of the Funniest Person in the World competition is a brown-haired, slightly rotund stand-up comic from Finland who boasts he has hit on the perfect solution to the planet's international monetary woes.
"Countries don't owe money to each other, countries owe money to banks," says Ismo Leikola. "If the countries owe money to ba...Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:53:04 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3177436-finland-comic-wins-worlds-funniest-competition.html2014-10-27T23:53:04ZNokia turnaround since handset unit sale continueshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3168642-nokia-turnaround-handset-unit-sale-continues.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia is showing signs that it has turned around its fortunes following the sale of its ailing cellphone unit to Microsoft.
The slimmed-down Finnish company said Thursday that it made a third-quarter net profit of 747 million euros ($950 million) of the year, compared with a 91 million-euro loss in the same period last year.
...Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:35:56 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3168642-nokia-turnaround-handset-unit-sale-continues.html2014-10-23T16:35:56ZNATO intercepts Russian jets over Baltic Seahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3164882-nato-intercepts-russian-jets-baltic-sea.html
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO scrambled fighter jets twice in two days to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, it said Tuesday amid reports that Russian military activity in the region is increasing.
Lt. Col. Robert Gericke said the Russian aircraft were flying in international airspace and had not violated the territory of alliance members. Tw...Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:37:11 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3164882-nato-intercepts-russian-jets-baltic-sea.html2014-10-21T18:37:11ZFinnish authorities ban whisky from expo namehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3149814-finnish-authorities-ban-whisky-expo.html
HELSINKI (AP) — It's a whisky trade fair. But it can't say it is.
Authorities in Finland have ordered the "Beer and Whisky Expo Finland 2014" to change its name, arguing it violates Finland's law against advertising liquor. Organizers say next week's event will now be called simply a beer expo, since advertising mild alcoholic beverages such as beer and w...Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:04:09 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3149814-finnish-authorities-ban-whisky-expo.html2014-10-13T15:04:09ZAngry Birds maker Rovio to cut jobshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3130136-angry-birds-maker-rovio-to-cut-jobs.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Mobile game developer Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says it plans to cut some 16 percent of its workforce amid signs that its Angry Birds game is losing some of its luster.
CEO Mikael Hed said Thursday in a statement that Rovio expects to cut up to 130 jobs in Finland as the company had been building its team on assumptions of "faster growth th...Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:23:47 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3130136-angry-birds-maker-rovio-to-cut-jobs.html2014-10-02T12:23:47ZFinland: 4 charged with funding Somali militantshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3101880-finland-4-charged-with-funding-somali-militants.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Prosecutors in Finland have charged four people with financing terrorism for allegedly collecting money for an al-Qaida linked militant group in Somalia.
District Prosecutor Elina Hypponen told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it's the first time terror charges have been filed in Finland. She said the defendants, who were not identif...Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:06:04 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3101880-finland-4-charged-with-funding-somali-militants.html2014-09-17T13:06:04Z